Filling-carrier support for looms



Apr. 24,1925 1,452,655

' A. E. RHOADES FILLING CARRIERYSUPPORT FOR LOOMS .Filed April 18 1922 \nvenToT. Alongo E. Rhoudes WMWAM To all Iv/1072b it wmg concern."

representing like" parts. I

Fatented Apr. 24, 1923.

u we e '3 re .RA'IION,OF HOBEDALE, messeo osn'rrs, A ooeroee rrou 'or rvmr i-ns E ia nI Q e lER B BI welcome Application fi ea' April 13,

Be it known that I, Ariortzo E. RHoAnns, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Hopedale, county of VVorc'ester, State of Massachusetts, have invented anlmprovement in Filling-Carrier Supports for Looms of which thefollowingr description, in c o1'1' nection Withthe accompanying drawing 1s a specification, like characters onthe drawing Thisinvention relftes to the construction of. a filling carrier support for an automatic filling replenishing loo nand the object of the invention tdproyide a construction of a strong" and durable nature.

The object ofj the invention is furtherto provide sucha construction in WhIClI'PlVOtfal or rocking movement of the support'w'ill be permitted and facilitated under all condi tions of use. p

The object of the invention is further to provide a simple and eflicient construction in whichthe filling carrier support mayhe readily removed replaced when repair particularly pointed out in the claims.

or replacement is required.

' The nature and objects ofithe invention will appear more fully fro n the accompanying description-and drawing and W111 bo In the drawings;

' Fig. '1 is anend elevation partially invertical cross section of so much of an auto I matic filling replenishing 1oom as, is neces- "tionf relates only to the filliiig carrier sup- 1 filli g, car

; salty to a disclosure of the inventiong].

preferred form of the presentinvention, is 1 that of, the ell-known Northrop type, and

as this type-f loom is familiar totho'se skilled in the art and as the present invenport no extended. descriptionuofthe loom or its-operat1on 1s necessary.

"Such a loom comprises-the, usual loom.

,frame 1, breast beaml2,lay 3, a'magazine or,

h PP lL QK C011tainih g theisupplylof ifresh riers', 7 and i the g tranS fQrrer i 4 for. f es iifilliegice in 922. 'Serial No 5543189,

hopper to the shuttle 6 on the lay when the runningfilling has become exhausted or deplenished.

The magazine or hopper comprises stand 7 usually secured tothe breastbeam at one end of the loom 'and a plate 8 rising vertically'from the hopper-stand; The fore- ALoNzoe-RHoADEs or orenetn, MAssAe se'rTs,Assieivoe mopm rnecg most fresh filling carrier 5 ;is brought into 7 position by the hopper ready for discharge into the shuttle hen replenishment is called for and is usually brought up against ora'butment 9 which it is F v I I der the action of -the transferrer 4;.

shuttle upon replenishment taliing placeun The fillingcarrier 5 in this position is usually supported on the sideopposite the abutment 9 by a yieldingtfilling carriersup; port which yields When the {transfr'er place to permit the filling carrier to passt downwardly into the shuttle. The action of the transferrer is "given through" i the moi e. ment of the lay and is that of a sudden sharp, blow so thatthe fillingcarrier is forced down.

with considerable force and thefilling carrier support is, therefore, strung down- 7 s0 The present invention presents a filling,

wardly b y the same sudden force;

carrier support Which Will operate efliciently andrea dily under these conditions and which Will present a strong and durable;construction as little liable to breakage/or injuryias is possible.

blow of the transferrer. 7

Another. feature of :the, inventio maybe readily removed and replaced g i The filling carrier support is frequently sulo ected togreat strain by: reasonotthe filling carrier, being presented inhanyinv One. feature of the invention, consists in providing extendedbearinos for. the fillingcarriersupport so that itf willnoti tendtoctwist and break the plate upon which ,it is nounted when it is rocked,undeuthe.

n resid'es in the construction by which the support proper; position by the hopper on the support andnot, infrequently the I parts heconieammed andvhroken. I The present invention reduces danger from such .happen1ngs.-to a minimum.

Inthe preferred form ofthe inventionsthe plate 840f :the hopper is provided, with ;=,the bossv 10 preferably projecting .at each side oif the;p1at e so as to -present afbossjpqt sub- "st-antial.length.v Thisvboss lQ lS inte 1;n al-ly-., I

threaded its sliown-w in i 2' this 1' threaded portion of the bore of the boss may as shown extend, if desired, onlythrough a portion of the bore. As illustrated the boss is threaded in from the right hand end leaving thesexit portion 11 unthreaded and I consequently of theoriginal diameter of the bore into which the threaded portion is out. A long journal shaft is provided having end bearing sections 12 and 13 and an intermediate threaded section 14 fitting the threaded portion of the boss. The right hand end of this shaft is preferably made polygonal so that it may be operated by a ,wrench or key. The shaft is screwed into I place from the right hand end in the construction illustrated and the bearing section 13 of the shaft is preferably also of greater diameter than the internal diameter of the I threaded boss 10 so that the shaft will again be locked when screwed into place by the; unthreaded section 13 engaging the right hand end of the boss 10. When the hearing section 13 is of this greater diameter then it is not necessary for the locking of the threaded section to take place at the exit end of the boss 10 but preferably the construction is as illustrated.

The filling carrier support is formed on a yoke-shaped frame 15, one arm 16 of which constitutes the filling carrier support proper extending normallyin a generally horizontal position into the path of the dis charging filling carrier 5. vThe other arm 17 of the yoke-shaped frame extends up wardly and is bifurcated at 18 to pass over a stud 19 and engage the head 20 of the stud. Thi'sstud slides in a lug 21 projecting from the plate 8 and a spring 22 is located between the lug and the head 26 'of the stud so as to produce the required yield in the rocking or pivotal movement ofthe'frame 15 in a well-known and familiar vention extend into and through elongated bearing bosses '24 and 25 projecting externally from the arms of the yoke-shaped frame as illustrated.

To'assemble the parts the yoke-shaped i frame is placed in position straddling the boss 10 on the plate 8' and the shaft 15 then inserted from the right hand end through the aligned bearings and screwed into place until it is locked firmly in the hopper plate boss and provided on the bearing boss 10. To remove the parts it is only necessary to unscrew and remove the shaft.

It will thus be seen that long extended bearings are provided for the filling carrier support so that it is steadied in its movement and even when a sudden and heavy blow is applied to it under unusual conditions such as due to a mispositioned filling carrier its, yielding rocking movement will be accurately insured and danger of or breakage reduced to the 'ameter of the threaded boss whereby when the shaft is screwed into the boss it is locked in place, and a yoke-shaped frame,

one arm of which constitutes the'fillingcar-V rier support, the said frame straddling the with aligned hearings on its arms journalled sections of the journal shaft.

2.111 an automatic filling replenishing loom the construction defined in claim 1 in which the yoke-shaped frame is provided with alongated bosses projecting externally from its arms and in which are formed the bearings forthe journal shaft.

3; In an automatic filling replenishing loom a hopper plate having, a vboss internally threaded through a portion of its bore with the exit portion of the bore imthreaded, a journal shaft having end hearing sections and an intermediate threaded section fitting the threaded portion of the boss, the diameter of one bearing section being less than the diameter of the unthreaded portion of the said boss, whereby when the shaft is screwed into the boss with the said bearing section projecting through the unthreaded exitportion of the bossit is locked in place, anda yoke-shaped frame, one arm of which constitutes the filling carrier support, straddling the hopper plate boss and provided with aligned hearings on its arms j ournalled respectively on the bearing sections of the journal shaft. l

4;. Tn an automaticv filling replenishing loom the construction: defined. in claim 3 in which the yoke-shaped frame is provided with elongated bosses p rojecting externally from its arms and in which are formed the, bearings for the journal shaft; 1

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this" specification.

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